Sunday, September 25, 2011

Story of Rambut Siwi Temple | Cultures of Denpasar

The origin of Rambut Siwi Temple Dwijendra Tatwa contained in the papyrus. The existence of this temple is linked with the mythology of the arrival of Dang Hyang MPU Nirartha from East Java to Bali in 1411 or in 1489 BC Caka. The story, when the MPU Dang Hyang Nirartha to Bali one of the temples that he visited was the Temple Hair Siwi. When he entered the temple, the temple guards require that the MPU Dang Hyang Nirartha pray in the temple. If not, he will be attacked by a tiger.

Because required, pray him in the temple. It turns out that pretending to be falling apart. Seeing that, the temple guards finally apologize to Dang Hyang Nirartha MPU. In addition, the temple guards ask that the temple was restored to its original state. Top MPU Dang Hyang Nirartha magic, pretending it was returned intact as before. Then the MPU Dang Hyang Nirartha took a piece of his hair and placed in the temple is to be used as a means of worship. Since then the temple was named Rambut Siwi Temple.

Another story, Dang Hyang Nirartha his way in Bali had lived in the village of Ivory Wani. He heard the village was hit by seriously ill people. In fact, not a few who died from illness. Dang Hyang Nirartha arrival in the village managed to cure the ills of society. Because of that, the society hopes to Dang Hyang Nirartha could remain in the village.

Unfortunately, Dang Hyang Nirartha can not meet the desires of local residents, instead, he presented a piece of her hair as a talisman to resist disease. Hair is then worshiped (Siwi) and made ​​a holy place for storage. That's why the temple is called Rambut Siwi Temple.